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MANILA -- The Philippines and Vietnam are beefing up their military presence in the South China Sea amid fresh concerns over China's island-building on disputed territory there. Easing tensions in the region is likely to be a major item on the a

SINGAPORE -- Japanese living here are quickly made aware that their home country and Southeast Asia do not always react to global news or events the same way. Issues that grab headlines in Japan are often ignored here. The ASEAN Economic Communi

KUALA LUMPUR/PARIS (Reuters) -- Malaysia said on Sunday that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year.

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Japan, the U.S. and other Pacific Rim nations negotiating a trade and investment pact have managed to propose holding another ministerial meeting in late August in a desperate attempt to keep a deal from collapsing. But there

LAHAINA, Hawaii (Kyodo) -- The following is the full text of a joint statement released Friday by ministers from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative after their four-day talks in Hawaii. We, the trade

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Trade ministers representing the Trans-Pacific Partnership failed to reach an agreement on Friday despite days of intense negotiations and set no timetable for the next round, highlighting the difficulty in achieving the ambiti

LAHAINA, Hawaii (Kyodo) -- Negotiations for a Pacific Rim trade agreement entered the final day Friday on the Hawaiian island of Maui, with trade ministers rushing to secure a deal to create the most ambitious free trade zone in a generation. Th

BANGKOK -- Sales of new automobiles in Southeast Asia sank for a fourth straight half in the January-June period to their lowest level since the second half of 2011, when Thailand was hit by devastating floods. New vehicles sold in six major Sou

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Malaysia and Vietnam, the Trans-Pacific Partnership's two emerging economies, have offered compromises regarding service sector liberalization but remain steadfast in other "sensitive" areas. With hours to go before ministeria

TOKYO -- Minimart operator Circle K Sunkus has left the overseas market by dissolving the partnership with its U.S. counterpart. Circle K Sunkus created a 50-50 joint venture with Arizona-based Circle K Stores in 2013 called Circle K Asia, a bra

PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) -- France's air crash investigation agency is studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa but it was too early to say if it came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a spokesma

Economic integration in Asia, particularly within the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is progressing well, thanks to increased supply-chain links, as well as government-led initiatives such as the ASEAN Economic Community. H

WASHINGTON/BANGKOK -- The U.S. has upgraded its assessment of Malaysia's human trafficking and forced labor policies, but left Thailand on the blacklist of its annual rankings of efforts to combat "modern slavery," released on July 27. Critics

TOKYO -- China's growth rate could fall to 4.1% by 2025, according to new projections by the Japan Center for Economic Research. The downtrend will put a drag on four major Southeast Asian economies. This is the first time the Tokyo-based think

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Trade ministers from the 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact are expected to agree on protecting copyrighted content for 70 years after the death of the creator, with plans to allow some exemptions based on t

SINGAPORE -- AirAsia X, a long-haul affiliate of Malaysia-based AirAsia, announced Tuesday it will launch a new route between Kuala Lumpur and Sapporo, Japan. AirAsia X in October will begin offering four flights to Sapporo and back to Kuala Lum

Lahaina, HAWAII -- Ministerial-level talks began here Tuesday that could end with 12 nations concluding an agreement that would make it easier for corporations and investors to ship products, conduct business and buy assets across borders. Even if t